The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Denver is on the ropes after dropping Game 5. The OKC Thunde

The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder have the series lead against the Denver Nuggets for the first time. OKC is up 3-2 after a Game 5 win earlier this week. The Thunder will now try to knock Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets out of the NBA playoff bracket in Thursday's Game 6.

Oklahoma City visits Denver tonight with a chance to close out the series. After squandering fourth-quarter leads in Games 4 and 5, can the Nuggets bounce back?

The Thunder show poise in crunch time, Lu Dort delivers at both ends and Oklahoma City moves a step closer to the West Finals.

As for Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray? They scoff at the notion of fatigue playing a factor in back-to-back blown leads to the Thunder.